pmtime(1) — Linux manual page

PMTIME(1)                General Commands Manual               PMTIME(1)

NAME         top

       pmtime - time control server for Performance Co-Pilot

SYNOPSIS         top

       pmtime [-V?]  [-p port]

DESCRIPTION         top

       pmtime is a graphical user interface for performance monitoring
       applications using the PCP infrastructure and requiring
       interactive time control.

       pmtime is not normally invoked directly by users.  Rather, it is
       more typical for it to be started by client applications (e.g.
       pmchart(1), pmstat(1) or pmval(1)).

       There are two modes of interacting with a pmtime process - live
       host mode, and historical archive mode.  In archive mode the
       window presents time controls suitable for manipulating the
       archive position, allowing full VCR control to move forwards and
       backwards in time at configurable rates and intervals.  In live
       mode the pmtime window contains the simpler time controls
       suitable for live monitoring.

       Note that the pmtime window is only made visible when explicitly
       requested.  Multiple client applications can be connected to a
       single pmtime server - when the final client application exits,
       pmtime will also exit.

OPTIONS         top

       The available command line options are:

       -p port, --guiport=port
            port is the port number which pmtime will use for
            communication with its clients (monitoring applications).

       -V, --version
            Display version number and exit.

       -?, --help
            Display usage message and exit.

ENVIRONMENT         top

       When a port number is not explicitly requested on the command
       line via the -p option, the environment variable PMTIME_PORT can
       be set to specify the port number from which available-port
       probing will commence when pmtime is searching for a port number
       to use.

       The default starting port number is 43334.

SEE ALSO         top

       PCPIntro(1), pmchart(1), pmstat(1) and pmval(1).

COLOPHON         top

       This page is part of the PCP (Performance Co-Pilot) project.
       Information about the project can be found at 
       ⟨http://www.pcp.io/⟩.  If you have a bug report for this manual
       page, send it to pcp@groups.io.  This page was obtained from the
       project's upstream Git repository
       ⟨https://github.com/performancecopilot/pcp.git⟩ on 2024-06-14.
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Performance Co-Pilot                                           PMTIME(1)

Pages that refer to this page: pcpcompat(1),  pcpintro(1),  pmchart(1),  pmstat(1),  pmval(1),  pmview(1),  pcpintro(3),  pmgetoptions(3),  pmtime(3),  pmview(5)

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